The history of Fokker and his airplanes.

B.II

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The B.II, built in 1923, was a lighter and smaller flying boat compared to the B.I

The flying boat was intended to be used on warships as a catapult aircraft.

The Dutch Marine Aviation Service (MLD) has purchased this flying boat.

Maximum speed 190 km/h, cruising speed 175 km/h.

High 3.8 m, length 9.9 m, wingspan 14.6 m, wing area 35.2 m².

Takeoff weight 2400 kg.

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The B.II on the IJ.
The crew consisted of three people and the hull was made of aluminum.
Naval air station Schellingwoude
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First test flight in 1923 started from the IJ in Amsterdam.
These test flights were also partly carried out from Marine air base Schellingwoude. (On the east side of Amsterdam).

From the beginning, the B.II wore the MLD colors, that is: red-white-blue-orange roundels and red-white-blue tail.
However, a registration was missing.
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The B.II was equipped with a 360 hp Rolls Royce Eagle VIII engine.
The upholstery was largely made of cloth, including the nacelle.
The propeller was four-bladed with a pull function.
The covering of the upper wing was made of canvas, the lower wing, on the other side, of wood.
The hull was made entirely of aluminum.

Two pilots were in a two-seater cockpit.
In front of the pilots, in a separate cockpit, was the gunner with a movable machine gun.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
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A rare photo of the B.II on shore.
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Cutaway sketch of the Fokker B.II.
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